XNYS · Grocery Stores
Last stored close · Sep 18, 2026
Close · Sep 18, 2026
$60.00-1.23%
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TickerWhale Score
40/100
Weak
Score components
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Kroger Company scores 40 out of 100 overall, which we rate weak. Technical is its strongest area and Quality & growth its weakest.
What helps
- Technical
- Valuation
What to watch
- Quality & growth
- Risk
- Sentiment Signal
Quality & growth
30%15Weak
- Revenue growth 1.1%
- EPS growth -53.7%
Valuation
25%53Moderate
- P/E 35.4
- EV/Sales 0.3
Founded in 1883, Kroger is the largest pure-play supermarket operator in the United States, operating roughly 2,700 stores across more than 30 banners. Kroger's business is primarily grocery-led (roughly 78% of sales), spanning fresh food and private-label offerings, complemented by fuel centers (9%) and pharmacies (12%). The firm also generates income from advertising, data analytics, and manufacturing.
#305 by market cap in our coverage · ~403,000 employees · Listed 1951-01-12 · www.thekrogerco.com
Price history
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Market intelligence
Peer position
#39 / 55sector rank by TickerWhale Score
TickerWhale Score 40 vs sector average 47.7 (-7.7)
Revenue growth (sector)Top 78%
Gross margin (sector)Top 75%
Return on equity (sector)Top 44%
P/E (sector)Pricier than 77%
Technical analysis
our read · what classic indicators sayTickerWhale technical read
67/100Positive vs universe
Ranks 67th of 100 covered names on our technical composite — the composite itself scores 56/100 · 25% of the TickerWhale Score
Classic chart indicators
Buy
3 buy · 1 sell · 4 neutral of 8 votes
TickerWhale rates KR's technical setup middling — 67th percentile of the covered universe. Classic chart indicators lean buy, pointing the same way.
Moving averages
6 / 9constructive
- vs 200-day-5.8%
- vs 50-day+3.5%
Momentum
Mixed
- RSI (14)56 · neutral
- Stochasticsell
- CCIneutral
- Williams %Rneutral
Trend
Mixed
- ADX (14) trend strength17· weak trend
- MACD (12,26,9)buy(histogram 0.339)
How the classic verdict is reached
Moving averages (9) agree on buy — 6 buy vs 3 sell — and carry one vote between them.
Oscillators (7) vote individually: 2 buy · 1 sell · 4 neutral.
Result — 3 buy vs 1 sell of 8 votes = Buy. Neutral votes never decide the verdict.
Fundamentals & valuation
2026-09-18 · revised_latestValuation multiples
- P/E (TTM)35.4
- P/S (TTM)0.2
- P/B5.7
- EV/EBITDA—
- EV/Sales0.3
- PEG—
Profitability & returns
- Gross margin23.2%
- Net margin0.7%
- ROE16.8%
- Debt/Equity2.63
Growth
- Revenue growth (YoY)1.1%
- EPS growth (YoY)-53.7%
Green favourable · red stretched — multiples and D/E vs sector peers, margins and growth vs absolute thresholds.
Market capitalisation — $36.9B
Fundamentals history
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Peers
| Company | Score | Pulse | P/E | P/E fwd | P/B | EV/Sales | Price | Chg | Estimate | Upside | Rev. gr. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KRCurrentKroger Company | 40 | 56 | 35.4 | — | 5.7 | 0.3 | $60.00 | -1.23% | +1.1% | ||
| KOCoca-Cola Company | 68 | 74 | 26.6 | — | 10.5 | 8.2 | $88.25 | +0.22% | +6.5% | ||
| LAURLaureate Education | 66 | 51 | 15.7 | — | 4.4 | 2.8 | $36.13 | +0.70% | +17.9% | ||
| DARDarling Ingredients | 64 | 71 | 17.6 | — | 2.0 | 2.2 | $65.36 | -1.70% | +14.8% | ||
| ELEstee Lauder Cos. Inc - | 63 | 51 | 187.7 | — | 9.0 | 2.5 | $93.43 | -0.46% | +5.1% | ||
| IPARInter Parfums | 63 | 65 | 21.5 | — | 4.1 | 2.4 | $112.51 | +1.60% | +2.9% |
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